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MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ began in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1823/24 (AH 1239). The schooling was at Medrese, the Islamic college. Work began in 1845, at about 21, on a first salary of 1,000 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1845, names MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ as 5. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn Meclisi başkâtibi, with no place. Next came Sidon in 1871/72, then a post with no place named from 1872 to 1886. The lists have no entry for 1873 to 1875 and 1876 to 1885. The annual lists then follow MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ to Mosul (Musul) and Kastamonu from 1887 to 1895. For 1888 to 1891 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in Adana as Adana valisi. Few careers in the lists are as long; fewer than 1 per cent of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 52 years or more.

The salary went from 1,000 kuruş a month in 1845 to 17,000 in 1894/95, the peak, in Adana, when 99 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 34 years of salary come to 1,986,000 kuruş, 11.5 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years, a level reached by fewer than 2 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The last annual entry is for 1894/95.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 9 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1871/721887/881891/921894/9513789GaziantepSidonMosulKastamonuAdana

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded), stop 4 (Yemen), stop 5 (Cebel-i Arabiye), stop 6 (Place not recorded).

  1. Gaziantep (Antep)

    Born 1823/24 (AH 1239)

  2. Place not recorded not on the map

    1845 to 1871 (AH 1261 to 1287)

    5. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn Meclisi başkâtibi

    1,000 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 27 years

  3. Sidon (Sayda)

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Sayda mutasarrıfı

    entries in 1 year

  4. Yemen as worded, no place record not on the map

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Yemen Vilayeti mektupçusu (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  5. Cebel-i Arabiye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    No annual entry for 1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291) before it.

    Cebel-i Arabiye mutasarrıfı

    6,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    No annual entry for 1876 to 1885 (AH 1293 to 1302) before it.

    Umûr-ı Nafia Komisyonu azası

    5,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Mosul (Musul)

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    No annual entry for 1886/87 (AH 1304) before it.

    Musul valisi

    15,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Kastamonu

    1891 to 1895 (AH 1309 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1888 to 1891 (AH 1306 to 1308) before it.

    Kastamonu valisi

    15,000 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  9. Adana

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Adana valisi

    17,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry05,00010,00015,00020,0001848/49AH 12651853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 131017,000 kuruş5. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn Meclisi başkâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,00010,00020,0001848/49AH 12651853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
18451,00080061%
1845/461,00030073%
1846/473,00030076%
1847/483,00040075%
1848/493,00030081%
1849/503,00035080%
1850/513,00040079%
1851/523,00050087%
1852/533,00040085%
1853/543,00040088%
1854/553,00040084%
1855/563,00040084%
1856/573,00040085%
1857/583,00040088%
1858/593,00050086%
1859/603,00050088%
1860/613,00050087%
1861/623,00050089%
1862/633,00040089%
1863/643,00047588%
1864/653,00040089%
1865/663,00040091%
1866/673,00040093%
1867/683,00045890%
1868/693,00047589%
1869/703,00040091%
1870/713,00040092%
1875/766,50045096%
1885/865,00040097%
1887/8815,000400337.599%
1891/9215,00040036099%
1892/9315,00040036099%
1893/9415,00040036099%
1894/9517,00040050099%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1845AH 1261First work1,000first-salary field
1845 to 1871AH 1261 to 12875. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn Meclisi başkâtibi
27 entries
YearSalary
18451,000
1845/461,000
1846/473,000
1847/483,000
1848/493,000
1849/503,000
1850/513,000
1851/523,000
1852/533,000
1853/543,000
1854/553,000
1855/563,000
1856/573,000
1857/583,000
1858/593,000
1859/603,000
1860/613,000
1861/623,000
1862/633,000
1863/643,000
1864/653,000
1865/663,000
1866/673,000
1867/683,000
1868/693,000
1869/703,000
1870/713,000
1,000 to 3,000
1871/72AH 1288Sayda mutasarrıfıSidon (Sayda)
1872/73AH 1289Yemen Vilayeti mektupçusu (İnfisal)
No annual entry: 1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291)
1875/76AH 1292Cebel-i Arabiye mutasarrıfı6,500
No annual entry: 1876 to 1885 (AH 1293 to 1302)
1885/86AH 1303Umûr-ı Nafia Komisyonu azası5,000
No annual entry: 1886/87 (AH 1304)
1887/88AH 1305Musul valisiMosul (Musul)15,000
No annual entry: 1888 to 1891 (AH 1306 to 1308)
1891 to 1895AH 1309 to 1312Kastamonu valisi
4 entries
YearSalary
1891/9215,000
1892/9315,000
1893/9415,000
1894/9515,000
Kastamonu15,000
1894/95AH 1312Adana valisiAdana17,000

Record

Personal

Born
1823/24 (AH 1239)

Education

School
Medresemedrese (Islamic college)

First work

Year
1845 (AH 1261)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 16 officials with entries in Kastamonu in the same years, 14 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ had the 2nd highest salary of them.

All 101 officials with entries in Kastamonu

Same school

Of the 41 officials with Medrese among their schools, 28 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ had the highest salary of them.

All 41 officials with Medrese

Same birthplace

Of the 59 officials born in Gaziantep (Antep), 55 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ had the 4th highest salary of them.

The page of Gaziantep (Antep), with the 59 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 6 officials whose first annual entry is for 1845 (AH 1261), 5 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ had the 2nd highest salary of them.

All 6 officials whose first annual entry is for 1845 (AH 1261)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1845AH 12615. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn Meclisi başkâtibi1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1845/46AH 12625. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn Meclisi başkâtibi1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1846/47AH 12635. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1847/48AH 12645. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1848/49AH 12655. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1849/50AH 12665. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1850/51AH 12675. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1851/52AH 12685. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1852/53AH 12695. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1853/54AH 12705. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1854/55AH 12715. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1855/56AH 12725. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1856/57AH 12735. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1857/58AH 12745. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1858/59AH 12755. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1859/60AH 12765. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1860/61AH 12775. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1861/62AH 12785. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1862/63AH 12795. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1863/64AH 12805. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1864/65AH 12815. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1865/66AH 12825. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1866/67AH 12835. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1867/68AH 12845. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1868/69AH 12855. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1869/70AH 12865. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1870/71AH 12875. Ordu-yu Hümâyûn tahrirat müdürü3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1871/72AH 1288Sayda mutasarrıfıSidon (Sayda)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1872/73AH 1289Yemen Vilayeti mektupçusu (İnfisal)YemenAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1875/76AH 1292Cebel-i Arabiye mutasarrıfıCebel-i Arabiye6,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1885/86AH 1303Umûr-ı Nafia Komisyonu azası5,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1887/88AH 1305Musul valisiMosul (Musul)15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1891/92AH 1309Kastamonu valisiKastamonu15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1892/93AH 1310Kastamonu valisiKastamonu15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1893/94AH 1311Kastamonu valisiKastamonu15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1894/95AH 1312Kastamonu valisiKastamonu15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
1894/95AH 1312Adana valisiAdana17,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.; 258 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 4/52.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of MUSTAFA FAĠK EFENDĠ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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